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Mr Lee said the idea came from having four year's worth of diary notes, and not wanting to lose the memories he had experienced in the city.

He added: "Since I came back to Korea, I felt I had a kind of a mission to do for the youngsters who want to study abroad. There are not many books regarding how you actually live while studying abroad, compared to the books telling what you need to prepare in order to study abroad.

"I guessed this book could give inspiration to young students. I was aged 34 at that time I did this experience in Nottingham, I think to myself 'I was be able to do this at this old age, you can do better'.

The former student also drew the illustrations throughout the book as well.

A page about Nottingham life in the new book

He added: "I have been drawing for 20 years and lived as a freelance illustrator. I'm not a good writer so I guessed the drawings are a more powerful way to deliver what I was seeing around me."

The father-of-two said he wanted to go ahead with the idea after thinking all his experiences had been unusual than any other international students.